By Rita Ugo
Journalist and media activist, Maazi Obinna Oparaku Akuwudike, a key witness to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the sexual harassment allegation against the senate president, Godswill Akpabio, has been arrested by the police.
Obinna’s arrest at exactly 3am yesterday in Owerri, the Imo State capital, allegedly on the orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun may not be unconnected with the interview he had with Adeola Fayehun on her YouTube channel, where he exposed a female activist for paying him N2.5 million to produce defamatory content against Senator Natasha.
According to reports, Obinna during the interview on Adeola Fayehun’s YouTube programme, also claimed that Akpabio was the political and financial sponsor behind the female activist’s actions. He also clarified his previous involvement with the woman, explaining that he was initially hired for a media production assignment.
“I received money for producing videos but grew concerned after noticing inconsistencies in her public statements,” he said.
He emphasised that after hearing certain controversial remarks made during a livestream by the woman, he decided to publicly withdraw and expose the tissues of lies being peddled against Senator Natasha .
He asserted that the allegations and claims made by the woman were part of a broader agenda that lacked factual basis, adding that all the latter’s claims against Natasha were fabricated lies and false.
The arrest by the IGP may be a wider conspiracy by the Senate President to silence the Journalist who had volunteered to speak the truth in his alleged involvement in a smear campaign against Natasha, who had previously accused him of sexual harassment.